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Submitted by ctv_en_6 on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 09:59
A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck on March 5 night in the ocean southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake, which occurred shortly after 11 p.m., was centered about 100 miles (165 kilometers) west of Bengkulu in Sumatra, and 215 miles (345 kilometers) south of Padang, Sumatra, the USGS said.

The center was 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) deep, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a warning after the quake, but said there was a "very small possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts" no more than 62 miles (100 kilometers) from the earthquake's epicenter.

The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency also did not issue a tsunami warning.

CNN

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